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To Achieve A Better Grade (A-/A/A+), Ensure That: Marking Rubrics
To Achieve A Better Grade (A-/A/A+), Ensure That: Marking Rubrics
The report is free from spelling and grammatical errors (No obvious lapses in punctuation / grammar / spelling)
The report is free from formatting and referencing errors (Report format is always consistent including heading styles, fonts, margins, blank space, captions, etc.)
The report is well structured and well written
Comments are addressed appropriately
Errors are corrected
Marking Rubrics
Progress Report
Maximum Unacceptable Poor Marginal Average Good Excellent
Criteria CO
Marks (0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Problem area is very clearly stated,
Problem area is explicitly
Identification of the Poor description of problem Problem area is quite Problem area is correctly analyzed in depth, covering
4 2 Problem area not discussed identified, described and
problem area clearly stated identified, well formulated dependencies and inter-
analyzed
relationships with other problems
Specific aims and Specific aims and objectives, which
Introduction
Methodology is clearly
Methodology is described in very
Methodology is well described providing all
Methodology & Project Management
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Visibly downcast, upset, or Attentive and adequately Calm, clear and confident Impressive composure as of a
Loses composure during Attentive when taking and
24 Attitude and composure 6 distracted during the Q&A responsive when taking and when taking and answering professional speaker when taking
the Q&A session answering questions
session answering questions questions and answering questions
100 100
Final Report
Maximum Unacceptable Poor Marginal Average Good Excellent
Criteria CO
Marks (0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
4 Critical Investigation 4 information/data and no from sources and poor from sources and limited conclusion on the information/data
information/data collected the information/data
attempt to critically discuss attempt to critically discuss attempt to critically discuss collected from sources and clear
from sources and moderate collected from sources and
16 the literature review. the literature review. the literature review. and good attempt to critically
attempt to critically discuss good attempt to critically
discuss the literature review and
the literature review. discuss the literature review
highlight the current gaps in related
and highlight the current
research.
gap in related research
A clear structure is obvious,
The structure of the review is very
which allows a reader to
Poor structure; no clear Quite clear structure, but Well structured literature clear which expands a reader's
Structure and coherence No noticeable structure is see relationships and
4 6 relationship between not all sections follow a review where sections are deeper understanding of the topic;
of literature review evident transition between different
sections of the review natural or logical order well connected the content is arranged in
sections; the review content
unquestionable logical order
is complete
Methodology is clearly
Methodology is described in very
Methodology is well described providing all
Quite sufficient description clear unquestionable manner to
Incomplete description of described providing basic necessary information to
Methodology of the No description of project's of methodology and provide all necessary details to
4 3 methodology and not information to carry out a carry out a project and
project** methodology somewhat aligned with the repeat it and obtain reproducible
Methodology & Project Management
aligned with the objectives project and aligned with the reproduce the results and
objectives results and completely aligned with
objectives clearly aligned with the
the objectives
objectives
Attempted solution do not Proposed solution achieves Proposed solution Proposed solution achieves
Proposed solution achieves all
Solution to a complex No solution shown or no actually achieve the defined some of the project achieves most of the project every project objective or
12 3 project objectives or provides the
44 problem attempt at finding a solution project objectives or resolve objectives or partially objectives or resolves the provides an optimal solution
best solution to the problem
the problem resolves the problem problem adequately to the problem
Overuse of area-specific All results presented in a
Results are extremely well
jargon or misusing area- clearly organized manner
Results are understandable All results presented in an organized, presented and
Presentation is very specific terms while with a detailed explanation
Presentation and to those familiar with the organized manner explained in depth, including
12 6 confusing; no explanation of presenting results, making of results and very good
explanation of results subject area; inadequate supported by substantial discussion of the complexities
results them hard to understand; discussion how each
explanation of results explanation involved and how each project
insufficient explanation of project objective is
objective is achieved
results achieved
Some results are
Results are thoroughly
Clearly misleading or improbable; least/weak Very thoroughly supported results
Reproducibility/reliability Unverified claims made Results are consistent and supported and related to
8 5 improbable claims made attempt made to justify of strongly proven unquestionable
of results about results convincing other sources to verify their
about results results using data and/or reliability, authenticity
reliability and authenticity
documentation
Conclusion & Recommen-dations Conclusion summarizes Conclusion emphasizes the
Address research Brief conclusion that misses Conclusion mentions and Conclusion mentions and
Conclusion is not touching clearly how the project has achievements of the research
question and out either the research matches most part of the matches the research
4 4 on the research question, achieved the research question and stated aims and
achievement of aims and question or the stated aims research question and question and stated aims
aims, or objectives question and stated aims objectives in a concise but
objectives and objectives stated aims and objectives and objectives
and objectives thorough manner
8 Mentions some of the Describes potentials, provides in-
Mentions most of the
No mention of the potentials and limitations Mentions the potentials, Describes potentials, depth analysis of limitations
Analysis of limitations potentials, limitations and
potentials, limitations and but leaves out some obvious limitations and limitations and realistic including proposals for solutions
4 and recommendations for 7 some unrealistic
recommendations for future obvious ones or unrealistic realistic recommendations recommendations for future and future development
future development recommendations for future
development recommendations for future for future development development in detail recommendations which are
development
development realistic and supported by evidence
Numerous grammatical or Many obvious grammatical Some obvious grammatical
Few grammatical or spelling A very few grammatical or
spelling errors are present or spelling errors are or spelling errors are
Language: grammar and errors can be found which spelling errors can be
4 6 which cause most part(s) of present which negatively present which affect No grammatical or spelling errors
style
Report Quality
A clearly structured
An outstanding presentation of
Structure and Poorly structured Well structured presentation presentation which
No indication of any A disjointed presentation smooth unquestionable structure
12 attractiveness of 6 presentation with erratic which provides good enhances understanding of
structure which is out of logical order and engaging content that captures
presentation topical shifts and jumps understanding of the project the project and engages an
audience
audience
Presentation Skill & Style
Very minimal use of Creative presentation tools Novel, unusual, very creative
Presentation tools and/or
presentation tools and/or and/or aids are used that presentation tools used which
Use of presentation tools No presentation tools aids add no value to Presentation tools and/or
12 6 aids, distracts audience or highlight the quality and captures audience's attention and
and visual aids and/or visual aids used understanding of the aids are used appropriately
confuses undertanding of audience's interest to the enhances understanding of the
presentation
the presentation presentation presentation
Technical Content / Demonstration
32
Visibly downcast, upset, or Attentive and adequately Calm, clear and confident Impressive composure as of a
Loses composure during Attentive when taking and
16 Attitude and composure 6 distracted during the Q&A responsive when taking and when taking and answering professional speaker when taking
the Q&A session answering questions
session answering questions questions and answering questions
100 100
*** Technical Content/Demonstration - For projects with no demonstration, total weight of 32 applies solely to the first and only assessment (based on presentation)
Poster Submission
Maximum Unacceptable Poor Marginal Average Good Excellent
Criteria CO
Marks ( 0, Special Penalty ) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
100